Overview
Inter Milan are on a 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions, including 11 wins. In the Champions League, they are one of three teams still unbeaten (alongside Liverpool and Atalanta) with four wins and one draw.
The reigning Serie A champions are also the only team yet to concede a goal in this year's Champions League. A solid defence has been the foundation for Inter to draw with Man City and beat Arsenal and Leipzig.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen have not maintained the impressive form of last season. In other words, they have been caught out by their opponents and are playing more cautiously.
However, coach Xabi Alonso's team are still a formidable opponent in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League. Leverkusen are on a five-game winning streak, including impressive results such as eliminating Bayern in the DFB-Pokal and beating RB Salzburg 5-0 in the Champions League.
Bay Arena is Leverkusen's home ground in the 2024-2025 season. Xabi Alonso's team has won 7, drawn 3 and lost only 1 when playing at home this season. And in particular, they often score many goals in home matches.
7/11 recent matches at Bay Arena ended with at least 3 goals. Inter Milan are very good at organizing quick counter-attacks, so the upcoming match promises to be exciting and full of goals.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams in history. Inter Milan have won all three previous meetings, most recently a 2-1 victory in the Europa League in 2020.
Human resources situation
Like the weekend's game, Bayer Leverkusen will continue to be without the services of Amine Adli, Jonas Hofmann, Patrik Schick and Victor Boniface.
On the other side of the front line, Benjamin Pavard is sidelined for the rest of 2024 due to a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, both Francesco Acerbi and Raffaele Di Gennaro are still open to playing due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Garcia, Grimaldo, Wirtz, Tella.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco, Thuram, Taremi.
The match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan takes place at 3:00 a.m. on December 11 (Vietnam time).
